Matt Croslis was sworn in as county executive during a private ceremony
Thursday afternoon, according to a news release.

President Judge Carol McGinley swore him in before family. He will serve
through January.

Croslis was appointed Wednesday evening by Lehigh County commissioners to
replace Bill Hansell, who resigned in May to focus on his health and died June
4 from non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Croslis was one of two people to apply for the job. He and Commissioner Dan
McCarthy, both attorneys, also applied last summer to replace former Executive
Don Cunningham but were passed over for Hansell. This is Croslis’ third bid for
the highest position in the county. He narrowly lost a 2001 race against
Republican Jane Ervin.